I own a DSLR for my photography business but needed something small that I can take out easily with me everywhere. After a week of staying up late on the internet and researching cameras, going to several electronic stores, I ran across this Samsung!! First of all, I loved the look of it. Personally, I prefer a more solid, thicker camera then the super thin tiny cameras. The 24mm wide angle and 10x optical zoom are amazingly fit into this compact camera! The LCD is so clear and crisp, no lag when moved across the room at a high speed. So many scene modes and features!! So much control, if you appreciate having manual controls, this one has a ton. Beauty mode is AWESOME! The older people in my life will love me for this feature!! It REALLY works, just as good as skin softening in Photoshop. Excellent quality photos. You can even set a custom white balance, I thought that only DSLR's did that. I can't think of anything I don't like about this Samsung. It even came in under my budget, more expensive cameras didn't even compare! I love my Samsung HZ10W....

I really enjoy taking pictures with this camera. 2 weeks ago my wife and I took our 3 girls and got some excellent pics with this camera. School pics are expensive and this will definitely replace ever doing school pics again. I had no problem having photos put on 8x10. Nice clear pictures every time. My co-workers saw some of the pics and wondered why I didn't choose photography as an alternative career. Samsung always comes thru !!!

I purchased the camera about 2 wks ago & have been very happy with the camera. I did some online research and it was between this camera and the Panasonic TZ5 and am glad I picked this cameera as it has a few more features than the Panasonic TZ5. It has a wider angle lens & a manual mode setting capabilitity. Overall, the camera takes great pictures and video. It is a nice compact size which makes it a great all purpose camera that takes high quality pictures. You will not go wrong buying this camera.